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Abstract #4047

Magnetic Resonance Elastography of Liver for Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Viral Hepatitis B and C in Asians: Experience from Two Tertiary Care Centres.

Sudhakar Kundapur Venkatesh1, Utaroh Motosugi2, Gang Wang3, Tamoaki Ichikawa2, Tsutomo Araki2, Seng Gee Lim4, Aileen Wee5

1Diagnostic Imaging , National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore; 2Radiology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan; 3Diagnostic Imaging, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore; 4Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore; 5Pathology, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore

Chronic liver diseases lead to fibrosis and cirrhosis. The degrees of fibrosis and distribution pattern are different in chronic liver diseases from varied etiologies. MR Elastography is an accurate technique for quantification of liver stiffness which correlates with stages of fibrosis. We evaluated liver stiffness in histology proven cases of chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C from two leading centres in Asia. Our preliminary results show no significant differences in stiffness values in the livers of different stages of fibrosis from the two etiologies. The cut-off values for diagnosing significant fibrosis also did not show any significant difference.

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